Senior Principal Engineer, Sustaining

Baxter International Inc. • Cincinnati, OH

6d • $128,000 - $176,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter In Patient Support Systems (PSS), the sustaining engineering project team handles engineering product changes for released products to achieve company savings goals. You will be part of a cost savings group with project leaders and engineers aiming for annual savings. We develop solutions in a collaborative environment involving various support functions. We foresee changing project needs and address issues to avoid delays and disruptions for operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology.
• 7+ years of experience.
• Proficient in CAD and the use of FEA tools.
• Stack up analysis experience.
• Ability to generate alternative solutions to problems or processes, with an emphasis on building for technical cost reductions.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with others in a team environment.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We cannot sponsor or transfer employment visas at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the medical device industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify technical problems, provide innovative, creative solutions; share technical knowledge with the team.
• Identify, through value engineering, potential cost savings throughout the PSS product portfolio.
• Take action using engineering tools and abilities on the identified savings to manage the projects from early feasibility through implementation.
• Invent solutions that satisfy customer and development requirements verified through validation and verification.
• Coordinate with finance to generate and control capital budgets for each project.
• Integrate business, market, industry, and competitive insights into technical solutions that can be easily adjusted to shifts in technology and/or clinical application.
• Generate alternatives and take reasonable risks while solving technical problems.
• Complete detailed, high-quality technical documentation to capture and communicate builds.
• Acquire understanding of the business, market, industry, and competitive environment.
• Use existing tools and guidelines to report and track product, project, and process metrics.
• Complete assigned tasks on time with minimal supervision.
• Challenge project teams and established work processes and proactively find creative methods to reach desired performance levels.
• Act as a role model to junior staff and inform others proactively about developments or issues that affect their work and their ability to meet commitments.

Benefits

• Baxter prioritizes accommodating flexibility in the workplace. This is reflected in our flexible workplace policy, which requires employees to be on-site a minimum number of days weekly.
• At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $128,000- $176,000 annually.
• Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees